[Federal Register Volume 71, Number 174 (Friday, September 8, 2006)]
[Notices]
[Pages 53137-53139]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: E6-14873]
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NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste; Notice of Meeting
The Advisory Committee on Nuclear Waste (ACNW) will hold its 173rd
meeting on September 18-21, 2006, Room T-2B3, 11545 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland.
The schedule for this meeting is as follows:
Monday, September 18, 2006
10 a.m.-10:05 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The ACNW Chairman, Dr. Michael Ryan, will make opening remarks
regarding the conduct of today's sessions.
10:05 a.m.-11:30 a.m.: Observations from ACNW Members and Staff on
recent Activities (Open)--ACNW members and staff will present a summary
of their visit to Crow Butte In Situ Leach Facility in Nebraska and
attendance at the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Workshop on Low Dose
Radiation Research Program; and the International Commission on
Radiological Protection (ICRP) Workshop.
12:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Discussion of Draft ACNW Letter Reports (Open)--
The Committee will discuss proposed ACNW letters.
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006
ACNW Working Group Meeting on Using Monitoring to Build Model
Confidence--Day 1 (Open)
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks and Introductions (Open)--The
ACNW Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of
today's sessions. ACNW Member Dr. James Clarke will provide an overview
of the Working Group Meeting (WGM), including the meeting purpose and
scope, and introduce invited subject matter experts.
Session I: Role of Models and Monitoring Programs in Licensing
8:45 a.m.-12 p.m.: Representatives from the industry (Energy
Solutions-Duratek-Chem Nuclear, and Radiation Safety Control, Inc.)
will discuss the licensee's perspective on the role of models and
monitoring in demonstrating compliance with licensing criteria. NRC
staff will address NRC's perspectives on the use of ground water
monitoring and modeling for regulatory decision making. At the end of
this Session, a panel discussion by Committee members and invited
subject matter experts will take place.
Session II: Evaluating Radionuclide Releases and Ground Water
Contamination (Case Studies)
1 p.m.-5 p.m.: Representatives from national laboratories (Pacific
Northwest, Savannah River, and Brookhaven) will discuss lessons learned
from remedial, characterization, modeling and monitoring efforts at
their sites. A representative from Energy Solutions-Duratek-Chem
Nuclear will discuss ground water contaminant migration modeling
projections at the Barnwell low-level waste site. At the end of this
Session, a panel discussion by Committee members and invited subject
matter experts will take place.
Wednesday, September 20, 2006
ACNW Working Group Meeting on Using Monitoring to Build Model
Confidence--Day 2 (Open)
8:30 a.m.-8:45 a.m.: Opening Remarks and Introductions--The ACNW
Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's
sessions. ACNW Member Clarke will provide an overview of the WGM,
including the meeting purpose and scope, and introduce invited subject
matter experts.
Session III: Field Experience and Insights
8:45 a.m.-12 p.m.: Representatives from U.S. Geological Survey,
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Department of Energy,
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, and University of Wisconsin-
Madison will discuss their efforts in developing, bench marking and
improving models for different waste sites. At the end of this Session,
a panel discussion by Committee members and invited subject matter
experts will take place.
Session IV: Opportunities for Integrating Modeling and Monitoring
1 p.m.-4:30 p.m.: A representative from NRC's Office of Research
will discuss modeling and monitoring integration issues. A
representative from Fluor Hanford will discuss integrating modeling and
monitoring activities to support long-term interactions and control of
contaminants. At the end of this Session, a panel discussion by
Committee members and invited subject matter experts will take place. A
roundtable wrap up discussion will follow, when all participants will
be able to provide their comments. Committee members will discuss their
impressions of the WGM and a possible letter report to the Commission.
Thursday, September 21, 2006
8:30 a.m.-8:35 a.m.: Opening Remarks by the ACNW Chairman (Open)--
The Chairman will make opening remarks regarding the conduct of today's
sessions.
8:35 a.m.-10 a.m.: Disposition of Public Comments on Spent Nuclear
Fuel Transportation Package Responses to Tunnel Fire Scenarios (NUREG/
CR-6886 for the Baltimore Tunnel and NUREG/CR-6894 for the Caldecott
Tunnel) (Open)--NMSS/SFPO representatives will brief the Committee on
the public comments received for the two tunnel fire studies and how
these comments were addressed in the final versions of the two NUREGs,
expected to be released shortly for publication.
10:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.: Discussion of Potential and Draft ACNW Letter
Reports (Open)--The Committee will discuss potential and proposed ACNW
letters reports.
4:30 p.m.-5 p.m.: Miscellaneous (Open)--The Committee will discuss
matters related to the conduct of ACNW activities and specific issues
that were not completed during previous meetings, as time and
availability of information permit. Discussions may include future
Committee Meetings.
Procedures for the conduct of and participation in ACNW meetings
were published in the Federal Register on October 11, 2005 (70 FR
59081). In accordance with these procedures, oral or written statements
may be presented by members of the public. Electronic recordings will
be permitted only during those portions of the meeting that are open to
the public. Persons desiring to make oral statements should notify Mr.
Antonio F. Dias (Telephone 301-415-6805), between 8:15 a.m. and 5 p.m.
ET, as far in advance as practicable so that appropriate arrangements
can be made to schedule the necessary time during the meeting for such
statements. Use of still, motion picture, and television cameras during
this meeting will be limited to selected portions of the meeting as
determined by the ACNW Chairman. Information regarding the time to be
set aside for taking pictures may be obtained by contacting the ACNW
office prior to the meeting. In view of the possibility that the
schedule for ACNW meetings may be adjusted by the Chairman as necessary
to facilitate the conduct of the meeting, persons planning to attend
should notify Mr. Dias as to their particular needs.
Further information regarding topics to be discussed, whether the
meeting has been canceled or rescheduled, the Chairman's ruling on
requests for the opportunity to present oral statements and the time
allotted, therefore can be obtained by contacting Mr. Dias.
ACNW meeting agenda, meeting transcripts, and letter reports are
available through the NRC Public Document Room (PDR) at [email protected], or
by calling the PDR at 1-800-397-4209, or from the Publicly Available
Records System component of NRC's document system (ADAMS) which is
accessible from the NRC Web site at http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/adams.html or http://www.nrc.gov/reading-rm/doc-collections/ (ACRS &
ACNW Mtg schedules/agendas).
Video Teleconferencing service is available for observing open
sessions of ACNW meetings. Those wishing to use this service for
observing ACNW meetings should contact
Mr. Theron Brown, ACNW Audiovisual Technician (301-415-8066),
between 7:30 a.m. and 3:45 p.m. ET, at least 10 days before the meeting
to ensure the availability of this service. Individuals or
organizations requesting this service will be responsible for telephone
line charges and for providing the equipment and facilities that they
use to establish the video teleconferencing link. The availability of
video teleconferencing services is not guaranteed.
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Dated: September 1, 2006.
Annette L. Vietti-Cook,
Secretary of the Commission.
[FR Doc. E6-14873 Filed 9-7-06; 8:45 am]
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